saccheggiare

to plunder, to loot

verb sak-keh-JAH-reh Rare

Origin: From sacco (sack, bag) — the old practice of carrying loot away in sacks.

Also means

to ransack

Usage Note

Saccheggiare takes avere as its auxiliary. The noun form is saccheggio (plunder, looting). It can be used figuratively for draining resources: saccheggiare le casse dello stato (to plunder the state coffers).

Examples

"I soldati hanno saccheggiato il villaggio."

Natural Translation

The soldiers looted the village.

Literal Translation

The soldiers have plundered the village.

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